The Last Lines on Their Faces: Meeting Apatani Women in Ziro
There are journeys where the landscape first holds you, and then, slowly, the people teach you how to look at it. Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh is one such place. It arrives in layers: the wet-rice fields stretched like mirrors between pine-covered hills, the bamboo groves, the old village paths, the new concrete homes, the […]
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right By a recent traveler as told to Julie Kagti The Brahmaputra River, born from a Tibetan glacier, has shaped the destiny of Assam for millennia. Its annual rhythms dictate the agricultural cycles, the intricate patterns woven into local textiles, and the very architecture of the communities that […]
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms I learned to weave from Aita, my Assamese grandmother, when I was just seven years old. During mid-mornings or late afternoons on our tea estate, when the heat of the day settled into a quiet hum, she would sit at her loom. To […]
Echoes of the East: A Journey into the Heart of Eastern Himalayan Heritage
As part of the larger “Journey across the Himalayas – Ours to Tell” event, a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary festival celebrating the stories of and from the Himalayas, the “Echoes of the East” exhibition, focussed on Intangible cultural practises of the northeast. A Royal Enfield social mission, this initiative brought together 50 communities, partners, and artists to […]
Whispers of the Tsomkha Zemen: A Trekker’s Intimate Journey Through Arunachal’s Hidden Heart
The air in Sangti Phudung has a certain weight to it, a cool, clean heft that feels ancient and alive. It was here, after a short drive from Dirang over the famed London Bridge, that my journey began. The motorable road dissolved into a village playground, a final outpost of the familiar before the wild […]
Echoes of Assam – Modern Tasting by Curtain Call Adventures
At Curtain Call Adventures we believe food is one of the most powerful ways to tell a story. Our work is about more than travel — it is about helping guests understand the people, landscapes, weather, plants and animals that shape the northeast. Recently, we partnered with Chef Kashmiri Nath to bring a true taste […]
The Sandakphu-Singalila Trek: A Himalayan Adventure
There is a quiet magic in walking slowly, letting the path unfold as it will. On the Sandakphu–Singalila trek, every step feels like a conversation—with the wind, with the forests of rhododendron and pine, with the mountains that rise steadily in the distance. Then one morning, the horizon reveals the great secret you have been […]
Shergaon in Two Days — Orchard Mornings, Monastery Evenings, Waterfall Afternoons
“Into the mountains we went, walked along streams of gurgling waters dappled in sunlight and mist. Lost in the forest of old trees, we counted 32 shades of green at a glance while birds with iridescent feathers flit among juniper trees. Climbed steep slopes full of pine and rhododendron to explore ancient ruins. Hopped over […]
Wander with Wonder: Northeast India Walking Tours for Families
If you’re a family that loves to trade screen time for green time, and you believe the best memories are made one step at a time, then Northeast India might just be your next perfect getaway. Tucked away in a quieter corner of the country, this region is a treasure trove of natural beauty, rich […]
The Enduring Romance of Unstitched Garments in Northeast India
I travel to learn with my hands—by touching the warp and weft, by watching how a drape is coaxed into place, by listening to the quiet stories that cloth carries. As a culture travel curator and textile enthusiast, I’ve long been enthralled by the poetry of unstitched garments. In a world ruled by seams, zippers, […]